We had a great time this weekend whittling down yet more items, mostly from the freezer and fridge. Saturday's dinner was the curried lentils and sweet potatoes dish niece Jenna told me about. I used all the remaining lentils, the two sweet potatoes on hand, onion, and of course spices and olive oil always available. It was wonderful, served over rice, garnished as suggested. Here's the recipe from Smitten Kitchen in case you're interested http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/11/curried-lentils-and-sweet-potatoes. I used spinach instead of Swiss chard. It also makes A LOT...we'll be seeing these leftovers during lunches this week!
On Sunday I finally made PIZZA!! It was a shrimp, artichoke heart and fresh mozzarella creation - delicious! My dough recipe makes enough for two pizzas, so there's half of the dough for another pizza another time - it freezes nicely. Made enough sauce for at least three more pizzas, and that's in the freezer too. Tonight we'll have pork chops, three potatoes that need to be eaten, and some veg. The third pork chop will become a stir-fry later on, with some other items from the pantry.
It really was chance that made us decide to do this at exactly this moment...what a bounty of foods we have to choose from. It really does humble us that we have so many choices, even when we think "the cupboard is bare." My cupboard overflows even in slim times, and I am very thankful. See you tomorrow.
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